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Squirrel initially scares, then snuggles with subway riders
BOSTON - A surprise passenger hitched a ride on a Boston commuter trolley, frightening some people at first, but warming their hearts when it willingly snuggled in a human passenger's arms. Commuters ...
Apr 30, 2019
Omar Browne scores in Major League Soccer debut as Impact edge Fire 1-0
MONTREAL - Panamanian striker Omar Browne had a dream debut for the Montreal Impact as he came off the bench and scored the winner in his first Major League Soccer appearance. Browne scored in the 83r...
Apr 30, 2019
Ottawa axes longer deadlines for answering veterans' requests for service
OTTAWA - The federal government is backing off a plan to give bureaucrats more time to respond to veterans seeking benefits and support for their service-related injuries. The idea was floated last fa...
Apr 30, 2019
Roy Moore vs. Sacha Baron Cohen lawsuit moves to New York
MONTGOMERY, Ala. - A lawsuit that former U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore filed against comedian Sacha Baron Cohen will be heard in New York. A federal judge on Monday ordered the case transferred from...
Apr 30, 2019
Bomb plot suspect was kicked out of the Army
LOS ANGELES - A U.S. official says an Army veteran accused of plotting terrorist attacks in Southern California was discharged from the military for a serious offence. The official told The Associated...
Apr 30, 2019
Davie gets $7.1M contract from feds to refit 53-year-old coast guard icebreaker
OTTAWA - The federal government is awarding Davie Shipyards a contract worth more than $7.1 million to refit the Canadian Coast Guard's largest icebreaker. The refit of the CCGS Louis S. St-Laurent is...
Apr 30, 2019
Omaha Beach is 4-1 early favourite for Kentucky Derby
LOUISVILLE, Ky. - Omaha Beach is the 4-1 early favourite for the Kentucky Derby after drawing the No. 12 post position on Tuesday. Bob Baffert-trained Game Winner is the 5-1 second choice from the No....
Apr 30, 2019
Authorities annoyed by disaster selfie-seekers in flooded Montreal areas
Montreal first responders are warning against so-called disaster tourism after noting a spike in selfie-seekers in neighbourhoods threatened by swollen rivers. An operations chief with the Montre...
Apr 30, 2019
Man charged in synagogue attack was star scholar and athlete
POWAY, Calif. - The man accused of opening fire inside a Southern California synagogue was a star scholar, athlete and musician whose embrace of white supremacy and anti-Semitism has dumbfounded his f...
Apr 30, 2019
The winter of political philanthropy: parties rake in cash in first quarter
OTTAWA - The long Canadian winter of 2019 was good for at least one thing: lining the pockets of political parties. The Conservative Party of Canada's first-quarter haul of $8 million is mor...
Apr 30, 2019